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September 27, 2012 | The University of Saskatchewan student newspaper since 1912
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International students facing deportation have support provincewide ANNA-LILJA DAWSON Associate News Editor
A group of University of Saskatchewan students are publicly opposing the deportation of Victoria Ordu and Ihuoma Amadi, two international students from the University of Regina. U of S graduate Stephen Davis, who met Ordu and Amadi while living in the same U of R residence as the women in 2011, created an open Facebook group called “Students in Solidarity With Victoria and Ihuoma” to raise awareness of the students’ situation and to gather support for them. The group lists nearly 400 members, 10 of whom recently met to form an action plan. Amadi and Ordu have been
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Clint Eastwood’s latest movie steps up to bat CULTURE 12 studying at the University of Regina since 2009 on full scholarships from the Nigerian government –– both are three years into completing their degrees in international studies and theatre arts, respectively –– and risk losing them if they are deported after working illegally without work permits. In 2011, Ordu realized that the social insurance number given to her only allowed her to be employed on the U of R campus. She had been hired to do product demonstrations in a Regina Walmart but, after a few weeks of employment, she learned from a fellow international student that her SIN number did not permit her to work off-campus. She quit immediately and weeks later the Canadian Border Services Agency arrested her. Amadi, who began working at the Walmart shortly after Ordu left, was arrested at the store by two CBSA agents who handcuffed and escorted her from the till where she was stationed. In November of 2011, the Nigerian students received an order to leave, which gave them 30 days to leave the country. Desperate to remain in Canada to finish their degrees, the women have been
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Ihuoma Amadi (left) and Victoria Ordu are desperate to resume their studies
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Huskies light up Cougars’ goal KEVIN MENZ Editor-in-Chief
Men’s soccer
The U of S Huskies nearly burned a hole through the Mount Royal University Cougars’ net as the Dogs wrapped up their weekend Sept. 23 The Huskies men’s soccer team scored eight goals, downing the visiting Cougars 8-1 on Field 7 in Saskatoon’s PotashCorp Park. “We kept taking it to them. We didn’t take our foot off the gas. We kept going and going and we got the result we wanted,” Huskies second-year striker Brett Levis said following the game. Levis, who recorded two goals and three assists in the game, opened the scoring for the Dogs in the game’s ninth minute after blasting the ball from the top of the box past Mount Royal goalkeeper Kamil Zielinski and into the net’s top left corner.
Midfielder Mitchell Bauche and the rest of the Huskies men’s soccer squad dominated the Mount Royal Cougars.
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Tonight it’s Poetry showcases spoken word talent ALYSSA RUDYCK For the last five years spoken word poets both amateur and professional alike have ascended to the Tonight it’s Poetry stage on Sunday nights to read whimsical, insightful, sexy, hilarious, ingenious and, most importantly, original works of spoken word. Founded by Taylor Leedahl, TiP originated at Flint as a venue for published poets to read from their collections. It has since grown exponentially, migrated to Lydia’s and become a showcase for spoken word performances from both professional performers and community stage participants. In addition to the growth of TiP, this year will mark the first time that the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word will be held in Saskatoon. The event, held from October 8-13, will welcome spoken word teams from over 20 cities and see several feature performers from across Canada pour into Saskatoon to showcase the very best that Canadian spoken word has to offer. “Everything that’s performance oriented towards the spoken word is now under the umbrella of TiP,” said TiP slam master and executive director Charles Hamilton. TiP encompasses everything from poetry slams and story slams to music nights to haiku death matches, and allows aspiring local spoken word performers over the age of 19 to come out and express themselves to an audience that now averages upwards of 100 people each week. “We’ve grown into one of the most well attended — if not the most well attended — weekly [spoken word] shows in the country,” Hamilton said. Isaac Bond, a local poet who has read at TiP for three years, has become a notorious competitor in many events. TiP is a release for him—a place where he can say something carefully and have an audience listen.
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